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Name two large islands in that stretch of Bass Strait?
There are more than 50 islands in Bass Strait, but the two largest ones are King Island and Flinders Island. Flinders is part of a larger group of islands known as the Furneaux Group.
Did PEI want to join confederation in 1864?
No, they did not want to join Confederation. However, John Hamilton Gray, of PEI, was in favour.
When did the Cocos Keeling Islands become an Australian Territory?
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, which had been settled by the Clunies Ross family in the 1820s, were annexed by Great Britain in 1857. In 1878 the island group was attached to Ceylon, but was transferred to the Straits Settlement in 1886. During WW2, the islands were under British military control exercised from Ceylon. At the end of WW2, administration from Singapore was continued until the islands were transferred to Australia on 23rd of November, 1955.
Who ruled many of the Caribbean islands until recently?
Many of the Caribbean islands were once foreign territories or Spain, The Netherlands, France, UK, US or the Dutch. Many of the islands are still part of those nations.
How much of the world is still undiscovered?
Most remote islands are already discovered. Most likely there's no more undiscovered islands.
